Archive for 2017
Britain escorts Russian ship near national waters amid strained relations
LONDON (Reuters) – A British ship escorted a Russian vessel as it passed near UK territorial waters over Christmas, Britain’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, adding that Russian naval activity near Britain had increased in the holiday period.
The frigate …
British woman sentenced in Egypt to three years in jail for smuggling painkillers
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced a British woman to three years in prison on Tuesday for smuggling painkillers into the country, a Reuters witness said.
A general view of al-Bahr al-Ahmar court where British national Laura Plummer faces
George Michael’s Family Shares Moving Tribute on Anniversary of His Death
This Christmas marks the one-year anniversary of George Michael’s passing, and his family marked the occasion with an emotional post.
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His loved ones posted a childhood photo of the late singer on his official website. It included a couple
One of our own UK Cypriot Harry Kyprianou signs new deal with Southend
Harry Kyprianou has today signed a three-and-a-half year contract extension at Southend United.
The 20-year-old produced a fine run of displays at centre back earlier in the season and was named September’s DeVines Player of the Month.
Kyprianou has played …
Syrian refugee baby airlifted to Israel from Cyprus for life-saving heart surgery
A two-day old toddler suffering of a rare congenital heart disease was airlifted to Israel for life-saving surgery from a refugee camp in Cyprus.
Israel treated thousands of Syrians injured in the civil war ravaging the country since 2011; yet
Festive recycling: from food waste to wrapping paper and your Christmas tree
It’s Christmas dinner time, and everybody loves the leftovers… but if you’ve got any scraps to get rid of, how will you bin them?
We are reminding residents to make the most of our free food recycling collections. Recycling food …
One year on today one of our own UK Cypriot superstar George Michael died but his music lives on
One year on today one of our own UK Cypriot George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career, died at his home in Goring, England, at age 53.
George …
Queens speech
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth praised the resilience of London and Manchester after “appalling attacks”, in a Christmas message that also paid tribute to her husband, Prince Philip, who retired from regular royal duties this year.
The “powerful identities” of the capital …
City of Athens dishes up Christmas lunch for 1,000
The City of Athens served about 1,000 people at its free Christmas lunch which took place at an indoor stadium in the district of Rouf, west of the city center.
Dozens of municipal employees and volunteers helped serve the dinners …
Mideast needs two-state solution, Pope says in Christmas message
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after U.S. President Donald Trump stoked regional tensions with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.…
